insisting

Example Sentences

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“In the end, I think they didn’t want it to be over,” Brunon said, explaining that when the mural was finally done, they kept insisting they needed to do touch-ups here and there.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026

Iran and Oman said in a joint statement that they would study the administration of the trade route and the costs to be charged for services, while insisting on their sovereignty over it.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

In recent decades, sightings were rare and Florida classified them extirpated, insisting that any spotted in nature were escapees from zoos or sanctuaries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

He tries to cast his days of “blindly chasing ambition” behind himself, insisting now that his conversion to Catholicism has changed him into a man who tries to “focus on the good.”

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

No insisting they were right and I was wrong?

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone